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verb
- (transitive) To have indexed and have information about within one's database.
- (transitive, philosophy) To maintain (a belief, a position) subject to a given philosophical definition of knowledge; to hold a justified true belief.
- To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study.
- (transitive) To experience.
- (transitive) To be aware of; to be cognizant of.
- (transitive) To be able to distinguish, to discern, particularly by contrast or comparison; to recognize the nature of.
- (transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
- (intransitive) To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
- (transitive) To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change.
- (transitive) To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).
- (intransitive) To be or become aware or cognizant.
- (transitive) To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
- know how to do or perform something
- be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
- perceive as familiar
- know the nature or character of
- accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority
- have sexual intercourse with
- have fixed in the mind
- have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
- be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
- be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
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particle
noun
- (databases) A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.
- The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.
- A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.
- (psychology) A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.
- (authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
- an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)
- a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
verb
verb
- provide with an index
- adjust through indexation
- (computing) To access a value in a data container by an index.
- (transitive) To arrange an index for something, especially a long text.
- list in an index
- To measure by an associated value.
- (linguistics, transitive) To be indexical for (some situation or state of affairs); to indicate.
- To inventory; to take stock.
- (chiefly economics) To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.
- (mechanical engineering, transitive) To use a mechanism to move an object to a precise location.
noun
- the finger next to the thumb
- a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
- an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed
- a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
- a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
- (computing, especially programming and databases) An integer or other key indicating the location of data, e.g. within an array, vector, database table, associative array, or hash table.
- (computing, databases) A data structure that improves the performance of operations on a table.
- (mathematics) A raised suffix indicating a power.
- (typography) A symbol resembling a pointing hand, used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.
- (sciences) A number representing a property or ratio; a coefficient.
- A sign; an indication; a token.
- That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
- A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.
- (linguistics) A type of noun where the meaning of the form changes with respect to the context; e.g., 'Today's newspaper' is an indexical form since its referent will differ depending on the context. See also icon and symbol.
- (algebra, index of a subgroup) The number of cosets that exist.
- An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
- (economics) A single number calculated from an array of prices or of quantities.
- The index finger; the forefinger.
noun
- A table, index, or list of data.
- A legal record.
- A plate or frame on which a title or inscription is carved.
- (uncountable, historical) An ancient Roman game similar to backgammon that was played on a board with 24 divisions.
- (zoology) One of the transverse plants found in the calicles of certain corals and hydroids.
- A writing-tablet, slate, or similar medium on which to write.
- A frontal; a drapery for an altar.
noun
- (databases) In relational database design, a process that breaks down data into record groups for efficient processing, by eliminating redundancy.
- (diplomacy) Process of establishing normal diplomatic relations between two countries.
- (sociology) A process whereby artificial and unwanted norms of behaviour and models of behaviour are made to seem natural and wanted, through propaganda, influence, imitation and conformity.
- (economics) Globalization, the process of making a worldwide normal and dominant model of production and consumption.
- (operations) Normalized production.
- (politics) Sharing or enforcement of standard policies.
- Standardization, act of imposing standards or norms or rules or regulations.
- Any process that makes something more normal or regular, which typically means conforming to some regularity or rule, or returning from some state of abnormality.
- (statistics) The process of removing statistical error in repeated measured data.
- the imposition of standards or regulations
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- (databases) An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not.
- A small, barely detectable amount.
- An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
- A clue.
- (computing) Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering; an instance of hinting.
- a just detectable amount
- a slight indication
- an indirect suggestion
- an indication of potential opportunity
- a slight but appreciable amount
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- (databases) In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique).
- (computing) One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.
- (historical) A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.
- (cartomancy) The thirty-third card of the Lenormand deck.
- (architecture) A piece of wood used as a wedge.
- (figurative) The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance.
- In musical theory and notation, the tonality centering in a given tone, or the several tones taken collectively, of a given scale, major or minor.
- In musical instruments, one of the valve levers used to select notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind.
- (biology) A series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.
- In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.
- (print and film) The black ink layer, especially in relation to the three color layers of cyan, magenta, and yellow. See also CMYK.
- (computer graphics, television) A color to be masked or made transparent.
- (Internet) A password restricting access to an IRC channel.
- A guide to the correct answers of a worksheet or test.
- (countable) An object designed to open and close a lock.
- (music) A scale or group of pitches constituting the basis of a musical composition.
- (slang) A kilogram, especially of a recreational drug.
- In musical theory, the total melodic and harmonic relations, which exist between the tones of an ideal scale, major or minor; tonality.
- A crucial step or requirement.
- (masonry) A keystone.
- In musical notation, a sign at the head of a staff indicating the musical key.
- That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.
- (basketball) The free-throw lane together with the circle surrounding the free-throw line, the free-throw lane having formerly been narrower, giving the area the shape of a skeleton key hole.
- (cryptography) A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.
- (computing) A value that uniquely identifies an entry in a container.
- Any of various tools comparable to a wrench (spanner) or driver, or, in some cases, also called a wrench or driver.
- An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation.
- Alternative form of quay.
- A small guide explaining symbols or terminology, especially the legend on a map or chart.
- The degree of roughness, or retention ability of a surface to have applied a liquid such as paint, or glue.
- (advertising) A modification of an advertisement so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- The lowest note of a scale; keynote.
- (rail transport) A wooden wedge, driven sideways between a bullhead rail and a cast-iron chair, to keep the rail securely in position.
- (Australian rules football) A key position player (a tall forward or defender).
- One of a string of small islands.
- (architecture) The last board of a floor when laid down.
- (botany) An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, such as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara.
- a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
- any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
- something crucial for explaining
- a kilogram of a narcotic drug
- a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
- a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
- a list of answers to a test
- pitch of the voice
- a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
- (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
- a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
- mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
- metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
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- To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
- To provide an arch with a keystone.
- (advertising, transitive) To modify (an advertisement) so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
- To link (as one might do with a key or legend).
- To fit (a lock) with a key.
- (computing) (more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad.
- To attune to; to set at; to pitch.
- (radio) To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio).
- (telegraphy and radio telegraphy) To depress (a telegraph key).
- (intransitive, biology, chiefly taxonomy) To be identified as a certain taxon when using a key.
- To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
- To prepare for plastering by adding the key (that part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place).
- (colloquial) To vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key.
- Clipping of chromakey.
- vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
- regulate the musical pitch of
- provide with a key
- harmonize with or adjust to
noun
- (computing, chiefly databases) A lookup table, most often a set of vectors.
- A supply of food or entertainment.
- A flat tray which can be used as a table.
- The board or table-like furniture on which a game is played, such as snooker, billiards, or draughts.
- A group of people at a table, for example, for a meal, meeting or game.
- A collection of arithmetic calculations arranged in a table, such as multiplications in a multiplication table.
- A matrix or grid of data arranged in rows and columns.
- A wide, flat obstacle for a horse to jump over.
- (waitstaff, metonymic) A group of diners at a given table or tables.
- A flat gravestone supported on pillars.
- (metonymic) A booth or display at an event such as an exposition or fair.
- (music) The top of a stringed instrument, particularly a member of the violin family: the side of the instrument against which the strings vibrate.
- The flat topmost facet of a cut diamond.
- (poker, metonymic) The lineup of players at a given table.
- (roleplaying games, metonymic) A group of players meeting regularly to play a campaign.
- (backgammon) One half of a backgammon board, which is divided into the inner and outer table.
- An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs.
- A service of Holy Communion.
- (sports) A visual representation of a classification of teams or individuals based on their success over a predetermined period.
- a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs
- flat tableland with steep edges
- food or meals in general
- a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it
- a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game
- a set of data arranged in rows and columns
verb
- To put on a table.
- (metonymic) To represent a company or organization (at an exposition, fair, etc.), usually at a booth or display.
- (non-US) To put on the table of a commission or legislative assembly; to propose for formal discussion or consideration, to put on the agenda.
- (poker, colloquial) To show one's cards face-up, especially during showdown.
- To tabulate; to put into a table or grid.
- (nautical) To make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of (sails) in order to strengthen them in the part attached to the bolt-rope.
- (chiefly US) To remove from the agenda, to postpone dealing with; to shelve (to indefinitely postpone consideration or discussion of something).
- hold back to a later time
- arrange or enter in tabular form
noun
- (databases) Initialism of database.
- (UK, pensions) Initialism of defined benefits.
- (US, military) Initialism of depot brigade.
- (television) Initialism of delayed broadcast.
- (American football, Canadian football) Initialism of defensive back.
- (cricket) Initialism of dot ball.
- Initialism of diplomatic bag.
- Initialism of dirty book: a pornographic publication.
- (law enforcement) Initialism of dead body.
name
- (fandom slang) Abbreviation of Dragon Ball.
- (in place name histories) Initialism of Domesday Book.
- (stock ticker symbol) Initialism of Deutsche Bank.
- (classics) Abbreviation of Inscription of Darius at Bisutun.
- (rail transport) Initialism of Deutsche Bahn (German Railways). Previously used by its predecessor, Deutsche Bundesbahn.
noun
- (databases) The creation of a temporary table containing the results of a database query.
- The conversion of something into a physical form.
- (physics) The conversion of energy into mass.
- the process of coming into being; becoming reality
- something that comes into existence as a result
- an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
verb
- (transitive, Internet) To visit files or web sites in order to index them for searching.
- (intransitive) Followed by with: see crawl with.
- (transitive) To move over (an area) slowly, with frequent stops.
- (intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
- (intransitive) To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.
- (intransitive) To act in a servile manner.
- (transitive) To move over (an area) on hands and knees.
- (intransitive, transitive) To swim using the crawl stroke.
- (intransitive) To feel a swarming sensation.
- show submission or fear
- feel as if crawling with insects
- swim by doing the crawl
- move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
- be full of
noun
- The act of sequentially visiting a series of similar establishments (i.e., a bar crawl).
- The act of moving slowly on hands and knees, etc.
- A pen or enclosure of stakes and hurdles for holding fish.
- A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick.
- (television, film) A piece of horizontally or vertically scrolling text overlaid on the main image.
- (figurative) A very slow pace.
- a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
- a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
- a very slow movement
verb
- (computing, ambitransitive) To reload (a document, especially a webpage) and show any new changes.
- (intransitive) To become fresh again; to be revitalized.
- (computing, ambitransitive) To cause (a web browser or similar software) to refresh its display.
- (transitive) To renew or revitalize.
- To perform the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
- become or make oneself fresh again
- refresh one's memory
- make (to feel) fresh
- make fresh again
noun
noun
- (databases) Initialism of database analyst.
- Initialism of dibenzylideneacetone.
- Initialism of daily benefit amount.
- (databases) Initialism of database administrator.
- (business) Initialism of doctorate of business administration.
- (law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation
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noun
- (physics) A spacetime having tensors of zero magnitude.
- (physics) A ground state of a quantum field or of local spacetime, or more abstractly the lowest-energy state of a system.
- A region of space that contains no matter.
- The condition of rarefaction, or reduction of pressure below that of the atmosphere, in a vessel, such as the condenser of a steam engine, which is nearly exhausted of air or steam, etc.
- An emptiness in life created by a loss of a person who was close, or of an occupation.
- (string theory) A description of spacetime resulting from a particular compactification of spatial dimensions.
- (colloquial, only pluralized as "vacuums") Ellipsis of vacuum cleaner.
- An exercise in which one draws their abdomen towards the spine.
- an empty area or space
- the absence of matter
- a region that is devoid of matter
- an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction
verb
noun
- (computing, loosely, metonymic) A combination of such data sets and the programs for using them.
- (computing) A set of tables and other objects (queries, reports, forms) in the form of a structured data set.
- (computing, loosely, metonymic) A software program (application) for storing, retrieving and manipulating such a structured data set.
- (loosely) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.
- an organized body of related information
noun
- (uncountable, databases) Initialism of Database Management System.
- (uncountable, telephony, rare) Initialism of Donors Message Service.
- (uncountable, organic chemistry) Initialism of DiMethyl Sulfide.
- (countable, military) Initialism of Destroyer MineSweeper.
- (uncountable, telephony) Initialism of Digital Multiplex System.
- (uncountable, automotive) Initialism of Driver Monitoring System.
- (uncountable, computing) Initialism of Document Management System.
- (uncountable, geometry) Initialism of Degree-Minute-Second (a method of writing angles).
- (uncountable, material science) Initialism of Dynamic Mechanical Spectroscopy.
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noun
- (databases) An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.
- (psychology) An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or a strong reaction in a person.
- An event that initiates others, or incites a response.
- (grammar) An argument whose semantic role determines the choice of a verbal affix, in certain Austronesian languages.
- A concept or image that upsets somebody by sparking a negative emotional response.
- (music) An electronic transducer allowing a drum, cymbal, etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device.
- (firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
- (electronics) A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.
- A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
- (music) A device that manually lengthens (or sometimes shortens) the slide or tubing of a brass instrument, allowing the pitch range to be altered while playing.
- lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
- an act that sets in motion some course of events
- a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen
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- (transitive) To fire (a weapon).
- (intransitive, especially electronics) To activate; to become active.
- (transitive) To cause, to precipitate, to bring (something) about in response or as a result.
- (transitive, figurative) To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (a person).
- release or pull the trigger on
- put in motion or move to act
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verb
adj
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- (databases, transitive) To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets
- (transitive) To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.
- (media) To move a recording tape back and forth with a scrubbing motion to produce a scratching sound, or to do so by a similar use of a control on an editing system.
- (intransitive) To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour
- (transitive) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening
- (media) To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar or touch-based interface.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be diligent and penurious
- clean with hard rubbing
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
- wash thoroughly
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- (countable, sports, slang) One not on the first team of players; a substitute.
- An instance of scrubbing.
- (countable, US, stock breeding) One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc.; particularly a male animal poorly suited for breeding.
- One who scrubs.
- (uncountable) A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant.
- A cancellation.
- An exfoliant for the body.
- (countable, slang, derogatory) One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.
- (countable, online gaming, slang, derogatory) A player who whines when outmatched by other players, sometimes by blaming the game mechanics or even accusing the other players of cheating.
- A worn-out brush.
- That which scrubs.
- (countable, derogatory) One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
- (uncountable) Vegetation judged to be of inferior quality or of little use to humans, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.
- (by extension, in the plural) Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers).
- (medicine, in the plural) Clothing worn while performing surgery.
- dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
- the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
verb
- (transitive, computing, databases) To make a set of changes permanent.
- (transitive) To do (something bad); to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
- (transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
- (ambitransitive) To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step. (Traditionally used only reflexively but now also without oneself etc.)
- (transitive) To forcibly evaluate and treat in a medical facility, particularly for presumed mental illness.
- (transitive, programming) To integrate new revisions into the public or master version of a file in a version control system.
- (transitive) To imprison: to forcibly place in a jail.
- transfer to another place so something can be kept or preserved
- engage in or perform
- cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
- perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
- make a set of changes permanent
- make an investment
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- confer a trust upon
noun
- (informal, sports, chiefly US) A person, especially a high school athlete, who agrees verbally or signs a letter committing to attend a college or university.
- (computing, databases) The act of committing (e.g. a database transaction), making it a permanent change; such a change.
- (programming) The submission of source code or other material to a source control repository.
verb
- To enter a query into a database or search engine.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, up.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To obtain, or seek to obtain, information about something.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To have better prospects.
- To obtain information about something from a reference book.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To reconnect or meet with someone that one used to know.
- seek information from
noun
- (computing) A type of queue data structure in which the oldest added items are retrieved first.
- (accounting) A method of inventory accounting that values items withdrawn from inventory at the cost of the oldest item assumed to remain in inventory.
- (management) A policy of assigning priority to tasks and assignments that have arrived for service first.
- inventory accounting in which the oldest items (those first acquired) are assumed to be the first sold
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- A withdrawal of military forces.
- The situation where a rollercoaster fails to reach the top of a hill and instead rolls backward.
- (political science) The strategy of forcing a change in the major policies of a state, usually by replacing its ruling regime, or by totally annihilating an enemy's armed forces and occupying the country, as was done in World War II to Italy, Germany, and Japan.
- (databases) An operation which returns a database, or group of records in a database, to a previous state (normally to the previous commit point).
- (informal, automotive) A form of flatbed truck adapted or designed specifically as a tow truck or for transporting other vehicles.
- A return to a prior state by undoing some operation, especially of policy or price changes.
- (aviation) An uncommanded reduction in the thrust of a jet engine.
- the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw
- reducing prices back to some earlier level
noun
- (databases) A database property that determines when and how changes made in one transaction are visible to other concurrent transactions.
- (medicine) The separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others (compare: quarantine)
- (psychology) A Freudian defense mechanism in which a person suppresses a harmful thought from developing into a train of thought.
- (chemistry) The obtaining of an element from one of its compounds, or of a compound from a mixture
- (chiefly uncountable) The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.
- The act of isolating.
- (diplomacy, of a country) The state of not having diplomatic relations with other countries (either with most or all other countries, or with specified other countries).
- the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
- a state of separation between persons or groups
- a feeling of being disliked and alone
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
- a country's withdrawal from international politics
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- (databases) A set of data obtained from a database using a query.
- (programming) A list of items on which user operations will take place. ᵂᵖ
- A musical piece.
- (historical) The free selection before survey of crown land in some Australian colonies under land legislation introduced in the 1860s. ᵂᵖ
- (algebra) A unary operation that denotes a subset of a relation.
- (biology) Ellipsis of natural selection.
- (biology) The stage of a genetic algorithm in which individual genomes are chosen from a population for later breeding. ᵂᵖ
- Something selected.
- (Australia) A plot of land, or farm, thus selected.
- A variety of items taken from a larger collection.
- The process or act of selecting.
- (linguistics) The ability of predicates to determine the semantic content of their arguments. ᵂᵖ
- a passage selected from a larger work
- a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
- an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
- the person or thing chosen or selected
- the act of choosing or selecting
noun
- a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
- (computing, programming) A codified representation of a list used to store data or in processing; especially, in the Lisp programming language, a data structure consisting of a sequence of zero or more items.
- (tin-plate manufacture) The first thin coating of tin; a wire-like rim of tin left on an edge of the plate after it is coated.
- (in the plural, historical) The barriers or palisades used to fence off a space for jousting or tilting tournaments.
- A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.
- Material used for cloth selvage.
- A register or roll of paper consisting of a compilation or enumeration of a set of possible items; the compilation or enumeration itself.
- (ropemaking) A piece of woollen cloth with which the yarns are grasped by a worker.
- (nautical) A careening or tilting to one side, usually not intentionally or under a vessel's own power.
- (architecture) A tilt to a building.
- (architecture) A little square moulding; a fillet or listel.
- (in the plural, military, historical) The scene of a military contest; the ground or field of combat; an enclosed space that serves as a battlefield; the site of a pitched battle.
- (carpentry) A narrow strip of wood, especially sapwood, cut from the edge of a board or plank.
verb
- give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
- cause to lean to the side
- tilt to one side
- include in a list
- enumerate
- To give a building of architectural or historical interest listed status; see also the adjective listed.
- (transitive) To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; to stripe as if with list.
- (transitive, nautical) To cause (something) to tilt to one side.
- (transitive) To create or recite a list.
- (transitive) To place in listings.
- (intransitive, nautical) To tilt to one side.
- (intransitive, of a business) To trade on a particular stock exchange.
- (transitive) To sew together, as strips of cloth, so as to make a show of colours, or to form a border.
- (transitive, agriculture, chiefly Southern US) To prepare (land) for a cotton crop by making alternating beds and alleys with a hoe.
- (intransitive, poetic) To listen.
- (transitive, agriculture) To plough and plant with a lister.
- (transitive, military) To enclose (a field, etc.) for combat.
- (transitive, carpentry) To cut away a narrow strip, as of sapwood, from the edge of.
- (transitive, poetic) To listen to.
noun
- a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
- the act of making a list of items
- The act of ploughing with a lister.
- (computing) A printout of a program or data set.
- The action of the verb to list.
- An entry on a register of securities accepted for trading and quotation on a securities exchange or similar system.
- An entry in a list or directory.
- A physical manifestation of a single item in a list.
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verb
noun
- (databases) A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.
- The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.
- A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.
- (psychology) A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.
- (authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
- an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)
- a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
verb
noun
- A table, index, or list of data.
- A legal record.
- A plate or frame on which a title or inscription is carved.
- (uncountable, historical) An ancient Roman game similar to backgammon that was played on a board with 24 divisions.
- (zoology) One of the transverse plants found in the calicles of certain corals and hydroids.
- A writing-tablet, slate, or similar medium on which to write.
- A frontal; a drapery for an altar.
noun
- (databases) In relational database design, a process that breaks down data into record groups for efficient processing, by eliminating redundancy.
- (diplomacy) Process of establishing normal diplomatic relations between two countries.
- (sociology) A process whereby artificial and unwanted norms of behaviour and models of behaviour are made to seem natural and wanted, through propaganda, influence, imitation and conformity.
- (economics) Globalization, the process of making a worldwide normal and dominant model of production and consumption.
- (operations) Normalized production.
- (politics) Sharing or enforcement of standard policies.
- Standardization, act of imposing standards or norms or rules or regulations.
- Any process that makes something more normal or regular, which typically means conforming to some regularity or rule, or returning from some state of abnormality.
- (statistics) The process of removing statistical error in repeated measured data.
- the imposition of standards or regulations
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noun
verb
adj
noun
- (databases) An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not.
- A small, barely detectable amount.
- An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
- A clue.
- (computing) Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering; an instance of hinting.
- a just detectable amount
- a slight indication
- an indirect suggestion
- an indication of potential opportunity
- a slight but appreciable amount
intj
verb
noun
- (databases) In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique).
- (computing) One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.
- (historical) A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.
- (cartomancy) The thirty-third card of the Lenormand deck.
- (architecture) A piece of wood used as a wedge.
- (figurative) The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance.
- In musical theory and notation, the tonality centering in a given tone, or the several tones taken collectively, of a given scale, major or minor.
- In musical instruments, one of the valve levers used to select notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind.
- (biology) A series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.
- In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.
- (print and film) The black ink layer, especially in relation to the three color layers of cyan, magenta, and yellow. See also CMYK.
- (computer graphics, television) A color to be masked or made transparent.
- (Internet) A password restricting access to an IRC channel.
- A guide to the correct answers of a worksheet or test.
- (countable) An object designed to open and close a lock.
- (music) A scale or group of pitches constituting the basis of a musical composition.
- (slang) A kilogram, especially of a recreational drug.
- In musical theory, the total melodic and harmonic relations, which exist between the tones of an ideal scale, major or minor; tonality.
- A crucial step or requirement.
- (masonry) A keystone.
- In musical notation, a sign at the head of a staff indicating the musical key.
- That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.
- (basketball) The free-throw lane together with the circle surrounding the free-throw line, the free-throw lane having formerly been narrower, giving the area the shape of a skeleton key hole.
- (cryptography) A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.
- (computing) A value that uniquely identifies an entry in a container.
- Any of various tools comparable to a wrench (spanner) or driver, or, in some cases, also called a wrench or driver.
- An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation.
- Alternative form of quay.
- A small guide explaining symbols or terminology, especially the legend on a map or chart.
- The degree of roughness, or retention ability of a surface to have applied a liquid such as paint, or glue.
- (advertising) A modification of an advertisement so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- The lowest note of a scale; keynote.
- (rail transport) A wooden wedge, driven sideways between a bullhead rail and a cast-iron chair, to keep the rail securely in position.
- (Australian rules football) A key position player (a tall forward or defender).
- One of a string of small islands.
- (architecture) The last board of a floor when laid down.
- (botany) An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, such as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara.
- a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
- any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
- something crucial for explaining
- a kilogram of a narcotic drug
- a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
- a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
- a list of answers to a test
- pitch of the voice
- a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
- (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
- a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
- mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
- metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
adj
verb
- To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
- To provide an arch with a keystone.
- (advertising, transitive) To modify (an advertisement) so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
- To link (as one might do with a key or legend).
- To fit (a lock) with a key.
- (computing) (more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad.
- To attune to; to set at; to pitch.
- (radio) To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio).
- (telegraphy and radio telegraphy) To depress (a telegraph key).
- (intransitive, biology, chiefly taxonomy) To be identified as a certain taxon when using a key.
- To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
- To prepare for plastering by adding the key (that part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place).
- (colloquial) To vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key.
- Clipping of chromakey.
- vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
- regulate the musical pitch of
- provide with a key
- harmonize with or adjust to
noun
- (computing, chiefly databases) A lookup table, most often a set of vectors.
- A supply of food or entertainment.
- A flat tray which can be used as a table.
- The board or table-like furniture on which a game is played, such as snooker, billiards, or draughts.
- A group of people at a table, for example, for a meal, meeting or game.
- A collection of arithmetic calculations arranged in a table, such as multiplications in a multiplication table.
- A matrix or grid of data arranged in rows and columns.
- A wide, flat obstacle for a horse to jump over.
- (waitstaff, metonymic) A group of diners at a given table or tables.
- A flat gravestone supported on pillars.
- (metonymic) A booth or display at an event such as an exposition or fair.
- (music) The top of a stringed instrument, particularly a member of the violin family: the side of the instrument against which the strings vibrate.
- The flat topmost facet of a cut diamond.
- (poker, metonymic) The lineup of players at a given table.
- (roleplaying games, metonymic) A group of players meeting regularly to play a campaign.
- (backgammon) One half of a backgammon board, which is divided into the inner and outer table.
- An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs.
- A service of Holy Communion.
- (sports) A visual representation of a classification of teams or individuals based on their success over a predetermined period.
- a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs
- flat tableland with steep edges
- food or meals in general
- a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it
- a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game
- a set of data arranged in rows and columns
verb
- To put on a table.
- (metonymic) To represent a company or organization (at an exposition, fair, etc.), usually at a booth or display.
- (non-US) To put on the table of a commission or legislative assembly; to propose for formal discussion or consideration, to put on the agenda.
- (poker, colloquial) To show one's cards face-up, especially during showdown.
- To tabulate; to put into a table or grid.
- (nautical) To make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of (sails) in order to strengthen them in the part attached to the bolt-rope.
- (chiefly US) To remove from the agenda, to postpone dealing with; to shelve (to indefinitely postpone consideration or discussion of something).
- hold back to a later time
- arrange or enter in tabular form
noun
- (databases) Initialism of database.
- (UK, pensions) Initialism of defined benefits.
- (US, military) Initialism of depot brigade.
- (television) Initialism of delayed broadcast.
- (American football, Canadian football) Initialism of defensive back.
- (cricket) Initialism of dot ball.
- Initialism of diplomatic bag.
- Initialism of dirty book: a pornographic publication.
- (law enforcement) Initialism of dead body.
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- (fandom slang) Abbreviation of Dragon Ball.
- (in place name histories) Initialism of Domesday Book.
- (stock ticker symbol) Initialism of Deutsche Bank.
- (classics) Abbreviation of Inscription of Darius at Bisutun.
- (rail transport) Initialism of Deutsche Bahn (German Railways). Previously used by its predecessor, Deutsche Bundesbahn.
noun
- (databases) The creation of a temporary table containing the results of a database query.
- The conversion of something into a physical form.
- (physics) The conversion of energy into mass.
- the process of coming into being; becoming reality
- something that comes into existence as a result
- an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
noun
- (databases) Initialism of database analyst.
- Initialism of dibenzylideneacetone.
- Initialism of daily benefit amount.
- (databases) Initialism of database administrator.
- (business) Initialism of doctorate of business administration.
- (law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation
phrase
noun
- (uncountable, databases) Initialism of Database Management System.
- (uncountable, telephony, rare) Initialism of Donors Message Service.
- (uncountable, organic chemistry) Initialism of DiMethyl Sulfide.
- (countable, military) Initialism of Destroyer MineSweeper.
- (uncountable, telephony) Initialism of Digital Multiplex System.
- (uncountable, automotive) Initialism of Driver Monitoring System.
- (uncountable, computing) Initialism of Document Management System.
- (uncountable, geometry) Initialism of Degree-Minute-Second (a method of writing angles).
- (uncountable, material science) Initialism of Dynamic Mechanical Spectroscopy.
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noun
- (databases) An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.
- (psychology) An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or a strong reaction in a person.
- An event that initiates others, or incites a response.
- (grammar) An argument whose semantic role determines the choice of a verbal affix, in certain Austronesian languages.
- A concept or image that upsets somebody by sparking a negative emotional response.
- (music) An electronic transducer allowing a drum, cymbal, etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device.
- (firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
- (electronics) A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.
- A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
- (music) A device that manually lengthens (or sometimes shortens) the slide or tubing of a brass instrument, allowing the pitch range to be altered while playing.
- lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
- an act that sets in motion some course of events
- a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen
adj
verb
- (transitive) To fire (a weapon).
- (intransitive, especially electronics) To activate; to become active.
- (transitive) To cause, to precipitate, to bring (something) about in response or as a result.
- (transitive, figurative) To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (a person).
- release or pull the trigger on
- put in motion or move to act
noun
- (computing) A type of queue data structure in which the oldest added items are retrieved first.
- (accounting) A method of inventory accounting that values items withdrawn from inventory at the cost of the oldest item assumed to remain in inventory.
- (management) A policy of assigning priority to tasks and assignments that have arrived for service first.
- inventory accounting in which the oldest items (those first acquired) are assumed to be the first sold
noun
- (databases) A database property that determines when and how changes made in one transaction are visible to other concurrent transactions.
- (medicine) The separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others (compare: quarantine)
- (psychology) A Freudian defense mechanism in which a person suppresses a harmful thought from developing into a train of thought.
- (chemistry) The obtaining of an element from one of its compounds, or of a compound from a mixture
- (chiefly uncountable) The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.
- The act of isolating.
- (diplomacy, of a country) The state of not having diplomatic relations with other countries (either with most or all other countries, or with specified other countries).
- the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
- a state of separation between persons or groups
- a feeling of being disliked and alone
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
- a country's withdrawal from international politics
noun
- (databases) A set of data obtained from a database using a query.
- (programming) A list of items on which user operations will take place. ᵂᵖ
- A musical piece.
- (historical) The free selection before survey of crown land in some Australian colonies under land legislation introduced in the 1860s. ᵂᵖ
- (algebra) A unary operation that denotes a subset of a relation.
- (biology) Ellipsis of natural selection.
- (biology) The stage of a genetic algorithm in which individual genomes are chosen from a population for later breeding. ᵂᵖ
- Something selected.
- (Australia) A plot of land, or farm, thus selected.
- A variety of items taken from a larger collection.
- The process or act of selecting.
- (linguistics) The ability of predicates to determine the semantic content of their arguments. ᵂᵖ
- a passage selected from a larger work
- a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
- an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
- the person or thing chosen or selected
- the act of choosing or selecting
noun
- a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
- (computing, programming) A codified representation of a list used to store data or in processing; especially, in the Lisp programming language, a data structure consisting of a sequence of zero or more items.
- (tin-plate manufacture) The first thin coating of tin; a wire-like rim of tin left on an edge of the plate after it is coated.
- (in the plural, historical) The barriers or palisades used to fence off a space for jousting or tilting tournaments.
- A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.
- Material used for cloth selvage.
- A register or roll of paper consisting of a compilation or enumeration of a set of possible items; the compilation or enumeration itself.
- (ropemaking) A piece of woollen cloth with which the yarns are grasped by a worker.
- (nautical) A careening or tilting to one side, usually not intentionally or under a vessel's own power.
- (architecture) A tilt to a building.
- (architecture) A little square moulding; a fillet or listel.
- (in the plural, military, historical) The scene of a military contest; the ground or field of combat; an enclosed space that serves as a battlefield; the site of a pitched battle.
- (carpentry) A narrow strip of wood, especially sapwood, cut from the edge of a board or plank.
verb
- give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
- cause to lean to the side
- tilt to one side
- include in a list
- enumerate
- To give a building of architectural or historical interest listed status; see also the adjective listed.
- (transitive) To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; to stripe as if with list.
- (transitive, nautical) To cause (something) to tilt to one side.
- (transitive) To create or recite a list.
- (transitive) To place in listings.
- (intransitive, nautical) To tilt to one side.
- (intransitive, of a business) To trade on a particular stock exchange.
- (transitive) To sew together, as strips of cloth, so as to make a show of colours, or to form a border.
- (transitive, agriculture, chiefly Southern US) To prepare (land) for a cotton crop by making alternating beds and alleys with a hoe.
- (intransitive, poetic) To listen.
- (transitive, agriculture) To plough and plant with a lister.
- (transitive, military) To enclose (a field, etc.) for combat.
- (transitive, carpentry) To cut away a narrow strip, as of sapwood, from the edge of.
- (transitive, poetic) To listen to.
noun
- a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
- the act of making a list of items
- The act of ploughing with a lister.
- (computing) A printout of a program or data set.
- The action of the verb to list.
- An entry on a register of securities accepted for trading and quotation on a securities exchange or similar system.
- An entry in a list or directory.
- A physical manifestation of a single item in a list.
adj
verb
verb
- (transitive) To have indexed and have information about within one's database.
- (transitive, philosophy) To maintain (a belief, a position) subject to a given philosophical definition of knowledge; to hold a justified true belief.
- To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study.
- (transitive) To experience.
- (transitive) To be aware of; to be cognizant of.
- (transitive) To be able to distinguish, to discern, particularly by contrast or comparison; to recognize the nature of.
- (transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
- (intransitive) To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
- (transitive) To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change.
- (transitive) To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).
- (intransitive) To be or become aware or cognizant.
- (transitive) To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
- know how to do or perform something
- be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
- perceive as familiar
- know the nature or character of
- accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority
- have sexual intercourse with
- have fixed in the mind
- have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
- be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
- be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
noun
particle
verb
- provide with an index
- adjust through indexation
- (computing) To access a value in a data container by an index.
- (transitive) To arrange an index for something, especially a long text.
- list in an index
- To measure by an associated value.
- (linguistics, transitive) To be indexical for (some situation or state of affairs); to indicate.
- To inventory; to take stock.
- (chiefly economics) To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.
- (mechanical engineering, transitive) To use a mechanism to move an object to a precise location.
noun
- the finger next to the thumb
- a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
- an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed
- a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
- a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
- (computing, especially programming and databases) An integer or other key indicating the location of data, e.g. within an array, vector, database table, associative array, or hash table.
- (computing, databases) A data structure that improves the performance of operations on a table.
- (mathematics) A raised suffix indicating a power.
- (typography) A symbol resembling a pointing hand, used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.
- (sciences) A number representing a property or ratio; a coefficient.
- A sign; an indication; a token.
- That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
- A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.
- (linguistics) A type of noun where the meaning of the form changes with respect to the context; e.g., 'Today's newspaper' is an indexical form since its referent will differ depending on the context. See also icon and symbol.
- (algebra, index of a subgroup) The number of cosets that exist.
- An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
- (economics) A single number calculated from an array of prices or of quantities.
- The index finger; the forefinger.
noun
verb
adj
verb
- (transitive, Internet) To visit files or web sites in order to index them for searching.
- (intransitive) Followed by with: see crawl with.
- (transitive) To move over (an area) slowly, with frequent stops.
- (intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
- (intransitive) To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.
- (intransitive) To act in a servile manner.
- (transitive) To move over (an area) on hands and knees.
- (intransitive, transitive) To swim using the crawl stroke.
- (intransitive) To feel a swarming sensation.
- show submission or fear
- feel as if crawling with insects
- swim by doing the crawl
- move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
- be full of
noun
- The act of sequentially visiting a series of similar establishments (i.e., a bar crawl).
- The act of moving slowly on hands and knees, etc.
- A pen or enclosure of stakes and hurdles for holding fish.
- A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick.
- (television, film) A piece of horizontally or vertically scrolling text overlaid on the main image.
- (figurative) A very slow pace.
- a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
- a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
- a very slow movement
verb
- (computing, ambitransitive) To reload (a document, especially a webpage) and show any new changes.
- (intransitive) To become fresh again; to be revitalized.
- (computing, ambitransitive) To cause (a web browser or similar software) to refresh its display.
- (transitive) To renew or revitalize.
- To perform the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
- become or make oneself fresh again
- refresh one's memory
- make (to feel) fresh
- make fresh again
noun
verb
noun
- (physics) A spacetime having tensors of zero magnitude.
- (physics) A ground state of a quantum field or of local spacetime, or more abstractly the lowest-energy state of a system.
- A region of space that contains no matter.
- The condition of rarefaction, or reduction of pressure below that of the atmosphere, in a vessel, such as the condenser of a steam engine, which is nearly exhausted of air or steam, etc.
- An emptiness in life created by a loss of a person who was close, or of an occupation.
- (string theory) A description of spacetime resulting from a particular compactification of spatial dimensions.
- (colloquial, only pluralized as "vacuums") Ellipsis of vacuum cleaner.
- An exercise in which one draws their abdomen towards the spine.
- an empty area or space
- the absence of matter
- a region that is devoid of matter
- an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction
verb
noun
- (computing, loosely, metonymic) A combination of such data sets and the programs for using them.
- (computing) A set of tables and other objects (queries, reports, forms) in the form of a structured data set.
- (computing, loosely, metonymic) A software program (application) for storing, retrieving and manipulating such a structured data set.
- (loosely) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.
- an organized body of related information
verb
noun
verb
adj
verb
- (databases, transitive) To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets
- (transitive) To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.
- (media) To move a recording tape back and forth with a scrubbing motion to produce a scratching sound, or to do so by a similar use of a control on an editing system.
- (intransitive) To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour
- (transitive) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening
- (media) To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar or touch-based interface.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be diligent and penurious
- clean with hard rubbing
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
- wash thoroughly
adj
noun
- (countable, sports, slang) One not on the first team of players; a substitute.
- An instance of scrubbing.
- (countable, US, stock breeding) One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc.; particularly a male animal poorly suited for breeding.
- One who scrubs.
- (uncountable) A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant.
- A cancellation.
- An exfoliant for the body.
- (countable, slang, derogatory) One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.
- (countable, online gaming, slang, derogatory) A player who whines when outmatched by other players, sometimes by blaming the game mechanics or even accusing the other players of cheating.
- A worn-out brush.
- That which scrubs.
- (countable, derogatory) One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
- (uncountable) Vegetation judged to be of inferior quality or of little use to humans, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.
- (by extension, in the plural) Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers).
- (medicine, in the plural) Clothing worn while performing surgery.
- dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
- the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
verb
- (transitive, computing, databases) To make a set of changes permanent.
- (transitive) To do (something bad); to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
- (transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
- (ambitransitive) To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step. (Traditionally used only reflexively but now also without oneself etc.)
- (transitive) To forcibly evaluate and treat in a medical facility, particularly for presumed mental illness.
- (transitive, programming) To integrate new revisions into the public or master version of a file in a version control system.
- (transitive) To imprison: to forcibly place in a jail.
- transfer to another place so something can be kept or preserved
- engage in or perform
- cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
- perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
- make a set of changes permanent
- make an investment
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- confer a trust upon
noun
- (informal, sports, chiefly US) A person, especially a high school athlete, who agrees verbally or signs a letter committing to attend a college or university.
- (computing, databases) The act of committing (e.g. a database transaction), making it a permanent change; such a change.
- (programming) The submission of source code or other material to a source control repository.
verb
- To enter a query into a database or search engine.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, up.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To obtain, or seek to obtain, information about something.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To have better prospects.
- To obtain information about something from a reference book.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To reconnect or meet with someone that one used to know.
- seek information from
verb
noun
- A withdrawal of military forces.
- The situation where a rollercoaster fails to reach the top of a hill and instead rolls backward.
- (political science) The strategy of forcing a change in the major policies of a state, usually by replacing its ruling regime, or by totally annihilating an enemy's armed forces and occupying the country, as was done in World War II to Italy, Germany, and Japan.
- (databases) An operation which returns a database, or group of records in a database, to a previous state (normally to the previous commit point).
- (informal, automotive) A form of flatbed truck adapted or designed specifically as a tow truck or for transporting other vehicles.
- A return to a prior state by undoing some operation, especially of policy or price changes.
- (aviation) An uncommanded reduction in the thrust of a jet engine.
- the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw
- reducing prices back to some earlier level